Category Archives: cultural history / memory

Loving Lucy: Vale Madelyn Pugh Davis – a great comedy writer

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Beth Spencer

In memory of Madelyn Pugh Davis (March 15, 1921 – April 20, 2011), who died this week. In the days when women were encouraged to stay home and focus on cooking, shopping and children, she was the co-writer — with … Continue reading →

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Bewitched, TV, Women and the 1960s — jokes, magic, dreams & gender politics

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Beth Spencer

Friends came and stayed for a week recently and bought me a TV. This is the first time I’ve had a tv set for over 18 months. I hadn’t really missed it, but now of course I’m addicted again. So, … Continue reading →

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Who’s Watching the Children? – The Beaumont Case Revisited

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Beth Spencer

On Australia Day in 1966, three children, Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont, disappeared after spending the morning playing at a suburban beach in Adelaide. Despite a protracted search involving hundreds of police, media reporters and volunteers, the children were never … Continue reading →

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